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Low life foreign tourist gets deserved comeuppance from small traders at a Pattaya late night bar Monday

Low life foreign tourist gets deserved comeuppance from small traders at a Pattaya late night bar Monday

September 23, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Drunken foreign tourist sparks chaos at a Pattaya bar after refusing to pay his bill, knocking over tables, disrupting patrons, and showing disrespect, before being… Read More ›

Economists baffled by extraordinary and damaging rise of the baht in 2025 hitting tourism and exports 

Economists baffled by extraordinary and damaging rise of the baht in 2025 hitting tourism and exports 

September 23, 2025

Economy, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

The Thai baht’s mysterious rise is hammering exports and tourism, with economists baffled and regulators divided. Suspect gold flows, shadowy capital, and weak oversight are… Read More ›

Anutin making all the power moves to consolidate his position as Prime Minister as opposition looks on

Anutin making all the power moves to consolidate his position as Prime Minister as opposition looks on

September 23, 2025

Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Anutin is aggressively consolidating power as Thailand’s Prime Minister courts MPs and military allies, expands Bhumjaithai, defies critics while building a Buriram network that now… Read More ›

Police arrest Chinese man crossing from Myanmar on Sunday claiming to be a naive scam centre victim

Police arrest Chinese man crossing from Myanmar on Sunday claiming to be a naive scam centre victim

September 22, 2025

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Chinese man arrested in Tak after fleeing Myanmar scam hub, claiming he was lured by a fake job in Laos. His escape exposes ruthless cross-border… Read More ›

Udon Thani City police arrested a 32 year old Pakistani pervert after he sexually assaulted young woman

Udon Thani City police arrested a 32 year old Pakistani pervert after he sexually assaulted young woman

September 22, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

32-year-old Pakistani arrested in Udon Thani for sexually assaulting an 18-year-old autistic woman. He entered Thailand illegally, lived more than a year without a visa,… Read More ›

Redshirt show of support for Thaksin as he is due to see a specialist on Monday over a chronic neck condition

Redshirt show of support for Thaksin as he is due to see a specialist on Monday over a chronic neck condition

September 22, 2025

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Redshirts hold a large vigil outside Khlong Prem Prison as former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra prepares to see a specialist on Monday for a degenerative… Read More ›

Furious Dutchman rips ATM from its moorings after his ฿10 million investment in with Thai wife fails

Furious Dutchman rips ATM from its moorings after his ฿10 million investment in with Thai wife fails

September 22, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

A furious 60-year-old Dutchman snapped after losing ฿10M in a failed Thai restaurant with his younger wife—ripping an entire ATM from a Khon Kaen wall,… Read More ›

Political trust between the parties at an all-time low as the country finds itself in deepening and confusing crisis

Political trust between the parties at an all-time low as the country finds itself in deepening and confusing crisis

September 22, 2025

Culture, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Politics, Thailand:

Political strife and confusion grip Thailand as trust collapses between parties, Anutin campaigns hard, Bhumjaithai manoeuvres behind a 120-day government, while alliances are tested and… Read More ›

Husband of Thaksin’s daughter Pintongta tipped as Pheu Thai Prime Ministerial nominee in political reset

Husband of Thaksin’s daughter Pintongta tipped as Pheu Thai Prime Ministerial nominee in political reset

September 21, 2025

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Thailand braces as Thaksin’s son-in-law, Natthaphong Kunakornwong, is tipped as potential Pheu Thai PM while the new Anutin government faces scrutiny and the opposition prepares… Read More ›

Old Bangkok neighbourhood turns into Wild West on wheels with a teenager shot in the thigh. Two arrests

Old Bangkok neighbourhood turns into Wild West on wheels with a teenager shot in the thigh. Two arrests

September 21, 2025

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Old Bangkok neighbourhood erupts into Wild West on wheels as thrill-seeking teenagers ride motorbikes firing guns, leaving one man shot in the thigh; police respond… Read More ›

Marijuana linked to Moroccan woman’s death from rooftop pool area of Bangkok hotel Saturday morning

Marijuana linked to Moroccan woman’s death from rooftop pool area of Bangkok hotel Saturday morning

September 21, 2025

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Marijuana is under scrutiny after a Moroccan woman fell from a Bangkok rooftop pool Saturday morning. Hours earlier, a 42-year-old Indian man plunged from a… Read More ›

Top Thai banker launches blistering attack on present state of the economy calling for more inclusion

Top Thai banker launches blistering attack on present state of the economy calling for more inclusion

September 21, 2025

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Top Thai banker launches blistering attack on the economy, warning growth lags, 48% of GDP is hidden in the black economy, and urgent reforms are… Read More ›

Top Immigration officer refutes Reuters report saying Thai officials are complicit in scammer abductions

Top Immigration officer refutes Reuters report saying Thai officials are complicit in scammer abductions

September 21, 2025

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Thai immigration chief strongly rejects Reuters claims that officers aided traffickers at Bangkok airport, calling the report sensationalist and unverified, urging all media to submit… Read More ›

Kanchanaburi police arrest 41 year old man on Friday who fatally stabbed his mother in the back 19 times

Kanchanaburi police arrest 41 year old man on Friday who fatally stabbed his mother in the back 19 times

September 20, 2025

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A 41-year-old man allegedly stabbed his mother 19 times in their Kanchanaburi home, shocking the local community, before being arrested trying to pawn fake gold.… Read More ›

Quick result and lavish praise for Phuket Police who arrested a UK gang within hours of armed robbery

Quick result and lavish praise for Phuket Police who arrested a UK gang within hours of armed robbery

September 20, 2025

Crime, Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Thai World, Thailand:

Phuket police win praise for swift action after four British robbers stole a $72,000 watch from an American tourist, recovering the Audemars Piguet and firearms… Read More ›

New cabinet to be sworn in at Dusit Palace in Bangkok on Wednesday September 24th before the King

New cabinet to be sworn in at Dusit Palace in Bangkok on Wednesday September 24th before the King

September 20, 2025

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Thailand’s new 36-member cabinet has secured royal approval and will be sworn in on Wednesday at Dusit Palace, after previous uncertainty over key appointments, political… Read More ›

Army to install electronic fence and shut border crossings indefinitely after the latest clashes in Sa Kaeo province

Army to install electronic fence and shut border crossings indefinitely after the latest clashes in Sa Kaeo province

September 20, 2025

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Thai army shuts all Cambodian border crossings indefinitely and begins installing a high-tech electronic fence after deadly Sa Kaeo clashes, while Phnom Penh urgently seeks… Read More ›

Phuket daylight robbery by thugs using a pickup as weapon to ram an American off the road for his watch

Phuket daylight robbery by thugs using a pickup as weapon to ram an American off the road for his watch

September 19, 2025

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American tourist rammed off Phuket road by foreign thugs in shocking $72K watch heist. Masked attackers used an SUV as a weapon, held the victim… Read More ›

Thaksin visited again on Thursday by daughters as they report he is struggling with his health inside

Thaksin visited again on Thursday by daughters as they report he is struggling with his health inside

September 19, 2025

Culture, Living, Media, Personal, Politics, Thai World, Thailand:

Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is struggling with high blood pressure, stress, hair loss, and fatigue at Bangkok’s Klong Prem Prison as his daughters visit… Read More ›

Near arrest claim by BBC presenter rebuffed by top official who explained what happened on Soi Cowboy

Near arrest claim by BBC presenter rebuffed by top official who explained what happened on Soi Cowboy

September 19, 2025

Crime, Culture, Foreigners, Living, Media, More News from Thailand, Thailand:

Top Thai official refutes BBC’s near-arrest claims, revealing crew breached filming rules on Sukhumvit’s Soi Cowboy. Police intervened, no arrests were made or footage seized.… Read More ›

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